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Beyond Babar : the European tradition in children's literature / edited by Sandra L. Beckett, Maria Nikolajeva.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's literature, European--History and criticism.
- Children's literature, European.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2006.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Children's Literature Association and the Scarecrow Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Beyond Babar: The European Tradition in Children's Literature examines in depth eleven of the most celebrated European children's novels in substantial, critical essays written by well-known international scholars. This approach provides a comprehensive discussion of the selected works from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Each essay offers a critical introduction to the text that can serve as a point of departure for literary scholars, professors of children's literature, primary and secondary school teachers, and librarians who are interested in texts that cross languages and cu
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1: Earth Hanging in Infinity: Janusz Korczak's King Matt the First; 2: The Taming of the Two: Antoine de Saint-Exupery's Little Prince; 3: A Misunderstood Tragedy: Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking Books; 4: Creating the Eternal Farewell: Tove Jansson's Moomin Novels; 5: Blue Train, Red Flag, Rainbow World: Gianni Rodari's The Befana's Toyshop; 6: Modernism for Children? Cecil Bødker's Silas and the Black Mare; 7: Michel Tournier Retells the Robinson Crusoe Myth: Friday and Robinson: Life on Speranza Island
- 8: About a Factory-Made Boy: Christine Nöstlinger's Story about Conrad9: A Neverending Success Story? Michael Ende's Return Trip to Fantastica; 10: ""We Were a Pair"": Peter Pohl's Johnny, My Friend; 11: Philosophical Homework or Universal Amazement? Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World; 12: What do we Translate when we Translate Children's Literature?; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-309) and index.
- Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-43393-4
- 979-82-16-30673-3
- 1-4616-5679-6
- OCLC:
- 647568078
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